And the blood... the blood on the wall after the first pair, on the side of the non-matching statue, leads me to think that crossing in front of a statue holding an orb that doesn't match the eye of the statue across it will gibs the character.

I don't think that's blood. Pretty sure they are hell strands, from the world turning into a dimension of hell. They match the stuff hanging around the border of the page.

And the blood... the blood on the wall after the first pair, on the side of the non-matching statue, leads me to think that crossing in front of a statue holding an orb that doesn't match the eye of the statue across it will gibs the character.

I don't think that's blood. Pretty sure they are hell strands, from the world turning into a dimension of hell. They match the stuff hanging around the border of the page.

If Silent Hill taught me anything (after always carry a flashlight, radio, and notepad), it's that there's very little -- if any -- difference between blood and hell-strands.

I don't know DND rules, but wouldn't silence make spell casting *impossible* and not "just" difficult?

No. Some spells don't have a verbal component, like true strike. For others, you can get the silent spell feat. It will allow you to cast spells as it were one level higher. Example: Fireball is a lvl 3 spell if I recall correctly and silent fireball is a 4th lvl spell.

As a side note, one of the problems Goblins has sometimes is over explaining stuff. All Ears had to say is "it's okay, I can make a safety rope." He didn't need to explain the steps involved, we can get that from seeing how he's going to throw the Axe with a rope attached.

Yeah, but I find it humorous for some reason. But then, I like to change song lyrics into overly wordy or unnecessarily descriptive versions of the original to annoy my friends.

"And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit." The Tick

Hey! Why are you reading this? It's bad for your eyes, and there's nothing to see here; no words of wit or sage like advice.... Nope, none of that crap... Still here? Well, I guess you can stay for a little while, but no touching. Ok, MAYBE a little bit of touching, but don't expect a kiss... Oh, and don't expect me to cuddle afterwards, either. This is purely physical in nature, and you can't REALLY want something serious after everything we've been through? Fine... 20 seconds of heavy petting, and that's IT! Annnnnnnd done...

Still, you're forgetting that she also befriended the goblins when they were escaping Brassmoon. If she can survive getting their attention, they can probably pull her out and clarify a lot of misunderstandings regarding the goblins' alignments. If anything, M&GAP will either join her to escape their own more dangerous room or they might assist each other in progress without the chance to reunite just yet.